As both individuals and societies, we are making decisions today that will have profound consequences for future generations. From preserving the earths plants and animals to altering our use of fossil fuels none of these decisions can be made wisely without a thorough understanding of lifes history on our planet through biological evolution.
Companion to the best selling title Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science, Evolution in Hawaii examines evolution and the nature of science by looking at a specific part of the world. Tracing the evolutionary pathways in Hawaii, we are able to draw powerful conclusions about evolutions occurrence, mechanisms, and courses. This practical book has been specifically designed to give teachers and their students an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of evolution using exercises with real genetic data to explore and investigate speciation and the probable order in which speciation occurred based on the ages of the Hawaiian Islands. By focusing on one set of islands, this book illuminates the general principles of evolutionary biology and demonstrate how ongoing research will continue to expand our knowledge of the natural world.

Intended for grade levels:

General public

Type of resource:

Text:

Ref. material

Book

Report

Subject:

Educational theory and practice

Technical requirements:

No specific technical requirements, just a browser required

Cost / Copyright:

Cost information is not known

Copyright 2004 National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials on these pages are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. No part of these pages, either text or image may be used for any purpose other than personal use. Therefore, reproduction, modification, storage in a retrieval system or retransmission, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, for reasons other than personal use, is strictly prohibited without prior written permission.